Research Article
Quantification of Patient and Equipment Handling for Nurses through Direct Observation and Subjective Perceptions
Table 1
Demographic and anthropometry (average and standard deviation) information as a function of intensive care unit and overall.
| Unit | Gender (male/female) | Age (years) | Experience in nursing (years) | Tenure at current position (years) | Standing height (cm) | Body weight (kg) |
| Medical ICU MICU () | 3 male/7 female | 34.7 (12.4) | 8.8 (10.9) | 4.5 (1.2) | 67.0 (4.4) | 163.3 (50.0) | Neurosurgical NSICU () | 1 male/2 female | 30.3 (5.7) | 2.5 (2.2) | 2.5 (2.2) | 68.3 (2.3) | 180 (50.7) | Surgical SICU () | 2 male/5 female | 33.6 (12.1) | 4.9 (5.1) | 2.8 (1.9) | 66.9 (3.7) | 166.7 (30.7) | Total () | 6 male/14 female | 33.7 (11.2) | 6.5 (8.4) | 6.0 (5.2) | 67.2 (3.8) | 167 (42.2) |
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